Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
175
Highest
83.3%
Niger
Lowest
0.1%
Ireland
Median
12.4%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,820
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%) is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 83.3% in Niger; the lowest is 0.1% in Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.4%, and the mean is 18.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 706.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 100 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 4,125.4%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 95.4%).
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 83.3% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 2 | Chad | 71.6% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 3 | Mali | 69.3% | 2018 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 4 | Guinea | 66.7% | 2014 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 5 | Senegal | 66.4% | 2024 | up 34.7% | flat |
| 6 | Tokelau | 63.3% | 2025 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 62.7% | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 60.3% | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 9 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 60.0% | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 59.2% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 11 | Yemen | 58.0% | 2016 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 12 | Cameroon | 56.4% | 2023 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 13 | Algeria | 53.2% | 2025 | up 372.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Burundi | 52.8% | 2025 | up 20.2% | flat |
| 15 | Iraq | 51.2% | 2007 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 16 | Madagascar | 50.2% | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 17 | Guatemala | 49.2% | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 18 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 49.1% | 2025 | up 48.7% | falling |
| 19 | Mauritania | 49.1% | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 20 | Honduras | 48.8% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 21 | Eritrea | 46.2% | 2022 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 22 | Mozambique | 45.6% | 2022 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 23 | Liberia | 44.7% | 2022 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 24 | Papua New Guinea | 42.6% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 25 | San Marino | 40.5% | 2024 | up 14.6% | flat |
| 26 | Togo | 40.5% | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 27 | Lebanon | 38.7% | 2024 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 28 | Suriname | 38.5% | 2024 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 29 | Lesotho | 38.4% | 2024 | up 96.7% | falling |
| 30 | Malawi | 38.2% | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36.6% | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 36.0% | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 33 | Ghana | 36.0% | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 34 | El Salvador | 33.2% | 2024 | up 54.0% | flat |
| 35 | Comoros | 32.1% | 2024 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 36 | Guyana | 30.3% | 2023 | up 196.0% | falling |
| 37 | Cambodia | 29.7% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 38 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 29.6% | 2024 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 39 | Solomon Islands | 28.4% | 2023 | up 63.8% | falling |
| 40 | India | 28.4% | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 41 | Nicaragua | 27.4% | 2023 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 42 | Tajikistan | 25.8% | 2011 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 43 | Kenya | 24.7% | 2009 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 44 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 24.1% | 2021 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 45 | Malaysia | 23.5% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 46 | Panama | 22.7% | 2023 | up 30.0% | falling |
| 47 | Romania | 21.3% | 2023 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 20.8% | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 49 | Maldives | 20.6% | 2024 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 50 | Paraguay | 20.4% | 2024 | up 61.2% | falling |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | 20.0% | 2024 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 52 | Jamaica | 19.7% | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 53 | Egypt | 18.4% | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 54 | Gambia | 18.0% | 2025 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 55 | Marshall Islands | 17.6% | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Bahamas | 17.3% | 2024 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 57 | Timor-Leste | 17.3% | 2020 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 58 | Kuwait | 17.2% | 2021 | up 96.7% | falling |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 17.2% | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 60 | Botswana | 16.6% | 2022 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Mexico | 16.1% | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 62 | Anguilla | 16.1% | 2022 | up 195.2% | rising |
| 63 | Belize | 16.0% | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 64 | Brunei Darussalam | 15.9% | 2023 | up 197.0% | falling |
| 65 | Serbia | 15.5% | 2024 | up 178.2% | rising |
| 66 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 15.5% | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 67 | British Virgin Islands | 15.5% | 2024 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 68 | Myanmar | 15.2% | 2018 | down 67.2% | falling |
| 69 | Philippines | 15.0% | 2024 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 70 | Rwanda | 14.8% | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 71 | Cuba | 14.5% | 2024 | up 29.6% | falling |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 14.2% | 2023 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 73 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14.2% | 2012 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 74 | Vanuatu | 14.1% | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 75 | Mauritius | 14.0% | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 76 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 13.8% | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 77 | Indonesia | 13.7% | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 78 | Tonga | 13.5% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 79 | Tuvalu | 13.4% | 2023 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 80 | Eswatini | 13.4% | 2022 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Oman | 13.4% | 2024 | up 2,790.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Nepal | 13.2% | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 12.8% | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 84 | Saint Lucia | 12.8% | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 85 | Seychelles | 12.8% | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 12.8% | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 87 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.5% | 2015 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 88 | Dominica | 12.4% | 2023 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 89 | Russian Federation | 12.0% | 2023 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 90 | Ecuador | 11.5% | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 91 | Iceland | 11.4% | 2023 | up 44.6% | falling |
| 92 | Namibia | 11.2% | 2018 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 10.9% | 2024 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 94 | Liechtenstein | 10.5% | 2021 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 95 | Ukraine | 10.4% | 2024 | up 767.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Qatar | 10.4% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 97 | South Africa | 10.2% | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 98 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.0% | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 99 | Cape Verde | 9.8% | 2022 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 100 | Palestine, State of | 9.7% | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 101 | Morocco | 9.3% | 2024 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.0% | 2025 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 103 | Samoa | 8.9% | 2016 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 104 | Macau, China | 8.8% | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 105 | Andorra | 8.7% | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 8.6% | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 107 | Canada | 8.5% | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 108 | Montserrat | 8.2% | 2014 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Cook Islands | 8.2% | 2024 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 110 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 7.5% | 2024 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 111 | Fiji | 7.4% | 2024 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 112 | Cayman Islands | 7.2% | 2024 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 113 | Thailand | 6.8% | 2025 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 114 | Republic of Moldova | 6.6% | 2020 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 115 | Colombia | 6.5% | 2022 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 116 | Hungary | 6.3% | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 117 | Armenia | 6.3% | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 118 | Kiribati | 6.0% | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Estonia | 6.0% | 2024 | up 89.6% | rising |
| 120 | Malta | 5.7% | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 121 | Montenegro | 5.5% | 2023 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 122 | Brazil | 5.5% | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 123 | Luxembourg | 5.4% | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 124 | Aruba | 5.3% | 2009 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 125 | Switzerland | 5.2% | 2024 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 126 | Bhutan | 5.1% | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Grenada | 4.8% | 2015 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Georgia | 4.7% | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Denmark | 4.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 130 | Uruguay | 4.7% | 2023 | down 71.9% | falling |
| 131 | Latvia | 4.4% | 2024 | up 56.9% | falling |
| 132 | Poland | 4.2% | 2020 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 133 | Italy | 4.2% | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 134 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.2% | 2015 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Austria | 4.1% | 2024 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 136 | Belarus | 4.1% | 2024 | up 589.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Korea | 4.0% | 2024 | up 136.7% | flat |
| 138 | Slovakia | 4.0% | 2024 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 139 | Kazakhstan | 3.9% | 2024 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 140 | Norway | 3.8% | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 141 | Germany | 3.8% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 142 | Czechia | 3.8% | 2023 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 143 | Uzbekistan | 3.7% | 2024 | down 68.0% | falling |
| 144 | Jordan | 3.7% | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 145 | Spain | 3.5% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 146 | Barbados | 3.4% | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 147 | New Zealand | 3.4% | 2024 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 148 | Mongolia | 3.1% | 2023 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 149 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.0% | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Finland | 3.0% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 151 | Naoero | 3.0% | 2025 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Bahrain | 2.7% | 2024 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Australia | 2.6% | 2024 | up 4,125.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Peru | 2.4% | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Slovenia | 2.2% | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 156 | Greece | 2.1% | 2023 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Chile | 1.8% | 2024 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 158 | Croatia | 1.7% | 2023 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 159 | Türkiye | 1.7% | 2023 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Hong Kong, China | 1.6% | 2024 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Sweden | 1.6% | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 162 | Israel | 1.6% | 2024 | up 60.3% | falling |
| 163 | Belgium | 1.5% | 2023 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 164 | France | 1.5% | 2024 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Netherlands | 1.3% | 2023 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 166 | Japan | 1.1% | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 167 | Saudi Arabia | 1.1% | 2022 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Lithuania | 1.0% | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Argentina | 0.8% | 2023 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Singapore | 0.7% | 2023 | up 948.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Albania | 0.5% | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Portugal | 0.5% | 2023 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 174 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2% | 2024 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2022 | up 95.5% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release